RationalWiki talk:All things in moderation/Archive75
Null and void deletion of an article
Contrary to what was claimed, the article about BadEmpanada was not a puff piece, as it also included his disputes with streamers like Vaush and Kurzgesagt as well as this video, which details the accusations of antisemitism against him in regards to Israel. Not to mention, his Holodomor video was also cited, which was heavily scrutinized for supposed genocide denial. I also literally clarified that BadEmpanada having an article is beneficial for RW's missionality, due to his stance on Zionist propaganda, American exceptionalism, and Latin American history as well as his political disputes like his one with LonerBox on Israel-Palestine, which were all completely ignored in favor of personal biases. Plus, Vaush and Destiny have plenty of videos responding to BadEmpanada. If you want someone critically analyzing his claims, Aztlan Historian is a prime example.
Before you shut me down for having lost the debate, the points presented that stated how the article could have improved RW's missionality have been ignored and it met most of Plutocow's prerequisites for its existence, such as having a bunch of videos, citing other opposing videos, and Vaush's accounts that detail his supposed antisemitism. DaRealPrinceZuko (talk) 22:21, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- None of this matters, the article was fairly deleted by an AfD vote, which is the proper procedure and you don't get to try to overturn the outcome just because you don't like the reasoning of the delete voters. Unless you have an actual case, I would recommend swiftly archiving this. Plutocow (talk) 22:26, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Then why did you ignore my points of the article meeting your prerequisites for its existence and not debunk my reasonings for why it could be beneficial for RW's missionality? DaRealPrinceZuko (talk) 22:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Random blogs and YouTube videos are not good sources. But regardless, none of this matters because this is not a moderation issue. Won't archive this because I'm involved, but someone else should. Plutocow (talk) 22:34, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- You guys seem incredibly inconsistent with your sourcing policies, as there are several articles with YouTube videos and Twitter posts cited as sources, such as those of Shaun and PragerU. Laci Green is another example of a YouTuber whose controversies are not included in her article (i.e. her disputes with Sargon of Akkad), save for a series of death threats. DaRealPrinceZuko (talk) 23:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- This is fucking archived, stop editing. You might want to read RationalWiki:What is a RationalWiki article? Plutocow (talk) 23:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- You guys seem incredibly inconsistent with your sourcing policies, as there are several articles with YouTube videos and Twitter posts cited as sources, such as those of Shaun and PragerU. Laci Green is another example of a YouTuber whose controversies are not included in her article (i.e. her disputes with Sargon of Akkad), save for a series of death threats. DaRealPrinceZuko (talk) 23:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Random blogs and YouTube videos are not good sources. But regardless, none of this matters because this is not a moderation issue. Won't archive this because I'm involved, but someone else should. Plutocow (talk) 22:34, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Then why did you ignore my points of the article meeting your prerequisites for its existence and not debunk my reasonings for why it could be beneficial for RW's missionality? DaRealPrinceZuko (talk) 22:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
The Krusty Krab
Uploaded a likely AI-generated audio file smearing a living person (that is currently at AfD), and also has a history of smearing living YouTubers. It's time to ask if this is really a good-faith user. Plutocow (talk) 20:16, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- It could just be a case of "garbage info in, garbage info out". I'm not entirely sure if two incidents is enough to question good faith. --Luigifan18 (talk) 20:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- At a bare minimum they need to stop instantly believing whatever some internet random tells them. Both MatPat and MrBeast seem to have a history of being at least mildly pro LGBT so it's not like it was impossible to figure out these were likely fake. Chillpilled (talk) 20:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I deleted the file. Unattributed hate speech does not belong on RW. Bongolian (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'd support a 3 weeks block, but since this person is not here very often maybe this is not the right alternative. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 20:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- They're periodically active, so a vandal bin might be more effective. Bongolian (talk) 20:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- We should also remove their autopatrolled, I did it before but it was reinstated by Carthage for some reason. Plutocow (talk) 20:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- That would make them unable to respond here, by the way. Chillpilled (talk) 21:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I thought they had learned their lesson, as they hadn't made any bad faith edits, at least not in my eyes, for some time before I gave them autopatrolled. It was tiresome to constantly patrol the edits of a harmless, seemingly good faith user. Carthage (talk) 21:34, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- There is (or was as now deleted) the mess that was Essay:Why SpongeBob is Racist And Why You Should Be Concerned created by them back in August 2023. Lavalizard101 (talk) 21:29, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I am not happy that said AfD was opened/closed in the spece of 73 mins. KarmaPolice (talk) 23:29, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- We should also remove their autopatrolled, I did it before but it was reinstated by Carthage for some reason. Plutocow (talk) 20:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- They're periodically active, so a vandal bin might be more effective. Bongolian (talk) 20:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'd support a 3 weeks block, but since this person is not here very often maybe this is not the right alternative. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 20:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I deleted the file. Unattributed hate speech does not belong on RW. Bongolian (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- At a bare minimum they need to stop instantly believing whatever some internet random tells them. Both MatPat and MrBeast seem to have a history of being at least mildly pro LGBT so it's not like it was impossible to figure out these were likely fake. Chillpilled (talk) 20:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
Given the content, extreme hate speech with no attribution, and no copyright template, I stand by my decision to delete it on sight. Such rubbish uploads do not need a vote. Bongolian (talk) 23:44, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- - Rairyu75 (Talk) 23:51, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, am I right to assume here that said AfD was closed because Bongolian decided to nuke the thing off their own bat? KarmaPolice (talk) 23:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
block me permanently. im too gullible for this siteThe Krusty Krab (talk) 18:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- You are always welcome to LANCB. Bongolian (talk) 18:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Also this says why matpat is transphobic. — Unsigned, by: The Krusty Krab / talk / contribs
- I think we can close this now. Krusty Krab LANCBed, was promoted by Plutocow, and vandal binned by me. Bongolian (talk) 19:35, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Er that tumblr link soes not contain transphobia as far as I can tell. Lavalizard101 (talk) 19:38, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- The general gist I got from the Reddit mill is that apparently MatPat made a joke using some "'attack helicopter'" meme thing (which is seen as transphobic by some); MatPat apologized later. Matpat also apparently sometimes misgenders. The general gist I seem to get as well is that this by and large is seen as sins of stupidity / ignorance instead of actual transphobia. That's all I know, I have zero involvement in the Youtube scene, and Reddit gossip searches like this are generally only reliable (slightly) for taking the temperature of the social media mob. BobJohnson (talk) 20:44, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Also this says why matpat is transphobic. — Unsigned, by: The Krusty Krab / talk / contribs
Minor change in CS
One thing we should do while we're at it is change the CS from "Artificial intelligence-generated images are completely banned from RationalWiki." to "Artificial intelligence-generated files are completely banned from RationalWiki." This will also ban AI-generated audio and videos, among other things. Since it's technically a change to CS it requires a vote here, but it's common sense and I expect it to be uncontroversial. Plutocow (talk) 21:34, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- It's a good change. But on second thought, it may be better to refine it a bit more, similarly to how text is treated. After all, if we write more about generative AI we'd probably want to provide some examples (like images with too many fingers and other signs of fakery, if we want to describe how to spot fakes etc.).
- So another possible wording could be: "Artificial intelligence-generated media files (images, audio, video, etc.) are likewise banned from RationalWiki – except if used to describe AI itself, give examples of fakes, etc." Otherwise it may grow stifling for skeptical purposes later. --ApooftGnegiol (talk) 23:30, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- P.S. The word "likewise" refers to the previous CS paragraph about text. --ApooftGnegiol (talk) 23:37, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
- I agree. The Krusty Krab (talk) 18:44, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Voting on sanctions for The Krusty Krab
This vote has been closed. Please do not add, remove or change votes. The result of this vote was: The Krusty Krab is banned for pi weeks, is sysoprevoked, and is topic banned from articles on Youtubers. |
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Voting on proposed changes to CS
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Reminder: changes to CS require a two-thirds supermajority to pass. Plutocow (talk) 20:27, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Ban all AI-generated files (instead of only banning images)Yay
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Allow AI files to be used as an example of AI fakeryYay
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Clarifying when it's acceptable to edit someone else's userpage
While we're on the subject of CS changes, we might want to clarify something that's been bothering me for a while. The CS isn't clear on what's allowed on userpages, only saying that there are "common-sense-exceptions", which we have an article explaining why this is simply not adequate. For example, on many wikis it's completely acceptable to remove redlinks from other people's userpages so they don't show up in Special:WantedPages, so they may consider it "common sense" to remove them even though here we generally don't mind. We have had a few disputes over what is considered "common sense" to remove from userpages, so it's probably best to outline when it is allowed or disallowed to edit someone else's userspace. Here are my suggestions, although feel free to debate them:
- Allowed:
- Removing spam, vandalism, plagiarism, and violations of interaction bans
- Removing categories meant for mainspace pages
- Fixing a page's formatting so it doesn't show up in any of the maintenance categories
- Adding
{{banned}}
and{{deceased}}
, when necessary
- Disallowed unless you have permission:
- Fixing spelling and grammar, as well as any formatting fixes not otherwise allowed
- Removing redlinks
- Gray area:
- Offensive content. While obvious trolling/vandalism should be removed, if you're unsure take it with the mob.
Plutocow (talk) 16:36, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- That's exactly what I would consider common sense. And exactly the guidelines I've followed in the past. Spud (talk) 15:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Vote on clarifying CS rules on userspace (please read)
This vote has been closed. Please do not add, remove or change votes. The result of this vote was: Removing spam, vandalism, iban violations, and mainspace categories, fixing pages that are in maintenance categories, and adding the banned and deceased templates are allowed, spelling and grammar fixes as well as removing redlinks are not allowed without permission. |
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Each of these votes has three options. "Explicitly allowed" means it will be listed in CS as an example of when it's acceptable to edit someone else's userspace, while "explicitly disallowed" means it will be mentioned as an example of when it isn't acceptable to edit someone else's userspace without permission. "Status quo" means it simply won't be mentioned either way. As this is a vote for a change to CS, a two-thirds supermajority is required for the "explicitly allowed" and "explicitly disallowed" options to pass; any vote that fails to reach a supermajority will default to "status quo". Plutocow (talk) 19:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC) Removing spamExplicitly allowed
Explicitly disallowedStatus quoGoatRemoving vandalismExplicitly allowed
Explicitly disallowedStatus quoGoatRemoving plagiarismExplicitly allowed
Explicitly disallowedStatus quo
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Fixing pages so they don't show up in maintenance categoriesExplicitly allowed
Explicitly disallowedStatus quoGoatAdding the banned and deceased templates when necessaryExplicitly allowed
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Deceased and banned users at the RMF voter registration
I just checked RationalWiki:RationalMedia Foundation/Voter registration and I saw that there are some banned users, as well as at least two deceased users. I'd like to propose the removal of their names for obvious reasons: the first group could vote for users that aren't here in good faith, and the second can be used to rig the election if they get hacked or something. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 11:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Deceased:
- PsyGremlin
- Smerdis of Tlön
Banned:
- RobSmith
- Oxyaena
- Neiltyson1fan
- GR
- D
- Arisboch
- Kosterortiizbrock
- Hope I'm not missing anyone. Also, maybe I'm being too meticulous, but for historical reasons I think that we shouldn't simply remove them from the list. IMO either make a section of former voters or strikeout their names would be better since someone might wanna check which users are former voters. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 17:36, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- We might want to also do a bit of maintenance by making sure all the usernames are up to date as well. Plutocow (talk) 20:17, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I think the names should be stricken out but with an explanation in parentheses. Chef Moosolini’s Ristorante ItalianoMake a Reservation 19:24, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- We might want to also do a bit of maintenance by making sure all the usernames are up to date as well. Plutocow (talk) 20:17, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hope I'm not missing anyone. Also, maybe I'm being too meticulous, but for historical reasons I think that we shouldn't simply remove them from the list. IMO either make a section of former voters or strikeout their names would be better since someone might wanna check which users are former voters. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 17:36, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Yep, it's good enough for me. Should we just implement it? I don't think we need a vote. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 14:08, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- Please. Spud (talk) 15:33, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- Do we need unanimous approval for this? Not sure if y'all are waiting on my input. CorruptUser 05:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not sure, but either way, I support the strike-outs and explanations. Sincerely, Postuhenin the neurodivergent doodlebug! (say hi! ^^) 05:13, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Do we need unanimous approval for this? Not sure if y'all are waiting on my input. CorruptUser 05:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Ow, my eyes
(Not quite sure if this is the right place, but anyways…) You know how I've mentioned that if I still had sysop tools, I wouldn't be above deleting revisions that are literal eyesores and interfere with performing activities such as reviewing page history? The recent edits by Latinx7PalestinianVideos are exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about — huge images imposed over articles and the site headers via <div> abuse that literally cover up the "previous edit" and "next edit" buttons (along with almost everything else, including the actual contents of the page) so that scrolling through the page history comes to a dead stop. Someone please get rid of that garbage. --Luigifan18 (talk) 16:36, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- My viewing of the offending accounts records etc tell me that Bongolian blocked within 10 mins and I assume also reversed the vandalism. Is this a 'passive tone' request for a resumption of sysop tools? KarmaPolice (talk) 18:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not necessarily (that'd be nice, but I don't expect such a request to be granted after being in ATIM two months ago). I'm saying that such obstructive, eye-searing edits shouldn't even be kept in the fossil record, as they literally get in the way while clicking through past edits one-by-one, like a pop-up ad that completely covers a webpage you're trying to read. So, if anything, this is a request to revise our revision deletion policy. --Luigifan18 (talk) 18:52, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Luigifan18 I went to the fossil record and clicked on the vandalized version of the page from yesterday. I was then able to click away again immediately. What the fuck are you complaining about? Spud (talk) 07:39, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- As a person has to actively go into the fossil record to see it, it could be said it's partly self-inflicted. And how many people trawl the edit histories anyway? KarmaPolice (talk) 13:46, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Spud Were you able to use a button on the page, or did you have to use the back button? --Luigifan18 (talk) 14:18, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- On a PC / Chrome browser, you cannot see the previous edit / next edit button... but you can click the "fossil record" tab. So a vandal doing div style abuse is no big deal. BobJohnson (talk) 15:11, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Luigifan18 I used the back button on my browser. It was super easy. Barely even an inconvenience. The vandalism was also rolled back easily enough. I also have to agree with KarmaPolice. Hardly any of our readers will want to go looking at older versions of a page and even fewer of those would want to click anything on an older version of a page. The idea of deleting that silly vandal's edits so that they're no longer in the fossil record is just giving them pointless attention that they don't warrant. Spud (talk) 15:19, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- On a PC / Chrome browser, you cannot see the previous edit / next edit button... but you can click the "fossil record" tab. So a vandal doing div style abuse is no big deal. BobJohnson (talk) 15:11, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Spud Were you able to use a button on the page, or did you have to use the back button? --Luigifan18 (talk) 14:18, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- As a person has to actively go into the fossil record to see it, it could be said it's partly self-inflicted. And how many people trawl the edit histories anyway? KarmaPolice (talk) 13:46, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Luigifan18 I went to the fossil record and clicked on the vandalized version of the page from yesterday. I was then able to click away again immediately. What the fuck are you complaining about? Spud (talk) 07:39, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not necessarily (that'd be nice, but I don't expect such a request to be granted after being in ATIM two months ago). I'm saying that such obstructive, eye-searing edits shouldn't even be kept in the fossil record, as they literally get in the way while clicking through past edits one-by-one, like a pop-up ad that completely covers a webpage you're trying to read. So, if anything, this is a request to revise our revision deletion policy. --Luigifan18 (talk) 18:52, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
Anatoly Karlin
So, there's this guy who came over on the Discord who turned out to be this guy, who had this to say. Thought I'd mention this, since there is only one mod on the Discord and he claims that he's no longer an alt-righter. Arcadium Trancefer (talk) 20:37, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- Is there like a policy or precedent for this type of situation? KarmaPolice (talk) 20:48, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- Have they verified their identity? Looking back, it seems GrammarCommie was the one who banned them and not Dysklyver as they claimed, though Dysk did accuse them of sockpuppeting (was this during the time that they were abusing checkuser?). There are no hits on the Chicken Coop, and the only ATIM case mentioning them is banning an alleged sock of them, so there's not much to go off of there. Did they provide evidence that they're no longer alt-right as a show of good faith? Plutocow (talk) 21:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think the Wiki will gain anything by unbanning Anatoly Karlin. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 21:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- I don't see anything worthy of a ban in his edit history. The one thing worthy of a caution would be his single edit of the mainspace page about him. I would like to hear what @GrammarCommie has to say about the banning. A person should be allowed to provide verifiable evidence to us that anything about them on RW is incorrect. Nonetheless, I find it hard to believe that he is no longer a Putin fanboy. Bongolian (talk) 23:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think the Wiki will gain anything by unbanning Anatoly Karlin. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 21:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- Have they verified their identity? Looking back, it seems GrammarCommie was the one who banned them and not Dysklyver as they claimed, though Dysk did accuse them of sockpuppeting (was this during the time that they were abusing checkuser?). There are no hits on the Chicken Coop, and the only ATIM case mentioning them is banning an alleged sock of them, so there's not much to go off of there. Did they provide evidence that they're no longer alt-right as a show of good faith? Plutocow (talk) 21:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Some BoN put this on my talkpage. Arcadium Trancefer (talk) 09:03, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- This Karlin guy is still a eugenicist/far-right extremist and carnivore diet/keto troll. Only a few minutes ago on his Twitter he is defending Nathan Cofnas a far-right race realist who was just sacked from Emmanuel College [1]. Karlin associates heavily online with the far-right, he is not left-wing.
- His recent talk at Vitalia only 2 months ago cites Emil Kirkegaard and Bo Winegard two of his heroes. He's never moved on. He is currently heavily associated with Aporia Magazine and was recently interviewed by a white nationalist Alex Kaschuta [2] in which he claims to have converted to the "big gae" which is obviously a trolling attempt. Despite now claiming to be pro LGBT he still identifies as an eugenicist and is still a proponent of racialism which he lectures on. He's lost a lot of support on Twitter because people have worked out he is unstable and changes his contradictory views every 5 minutes. He's a self confessed glue sniffer so it's hard to take most of what he says seriously. He is still very much involved with the alt-right community despite his claims to the contrary. I have not looked into his ban here but it should be noted this guy has been blocked hundreds of times on Wikipedia. If there was socking here I doubt he was innocent but we seem to be talking about events from years ago. His agenda is probably to try and get back on his article to white-wash any criticisms of his far-right views. Johns (talk) 11:27, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Well, you've convinced me. KarmaPolice (talk) 11:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Unfortunately there has been a recent grift by alt-right/far-right influencers who have come out and tried to deny their racist past and now claim to be left-wing in recent years. The most notable example of this is Richard Hanania. Karlin is close friends with Hanania and decided to copy his example. Another one that has tried this recently is Simon Webb. We all know the grift is nonsense because these influencers if you check their content and or social media it's still all the same far-right stuff they post. They also hang around with the same far-right followers like Bronze Age Pervert or Emil Kirkegaard so the claims about changing views are not genuine. They just try and re-package their eugenics or racism under a new name on their substack to try and pick up more followers. Even Richard Spencer came out last year and said he is no longer a white nationalist. It appears none of the far-right influencers want to use that term anymore. Johns (talk) 12:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, they're not even particularly convincing about their purported changes of heart. Glue sniffing and other inhalants are among the stupider drugs to do.[3][4][5] It makes me want to break into song! Oh, wait, The Ramones already did that.[6] Bongolian (talk) 17:11, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- I remember that song. Glue sniffing used to be popular with skinheads and punks in London around 1982-1986, I remember seeing them. There is an interesting review here on the harmful effects of glue sniffing [7], neurological damage long-term. Karlin says he has been glue sniffing for a decade so he's probably gone mad. I think Karlin is trying to remove his name from the Aporia Magazine, or remove it from the lead on a couple of new accounts. It's probably worth watching these articles for a few days. Johns (talk) 00:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, they're not even particularly convincing about their purported changes of heart. Glue sniffing and other inhalants are among the stupider drugs to do.[3][4][5] It makes me want to break into song! Oh, wait, The Ramones already did that.[6] Bongolian (talk) 17:11, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Unfortunately there has been a recent grift by alt-right/far-right influencers who have come out and tried to deny their racist past and now claim to be left-wing in recent years. The most notable example of this is Richard Hanania. Karlin is close friends with Hanania and decided to copy his example. Another one that has tried this recently is Simon Webb. We all know the grift is nonsense because these influencers if you check their content and or social media it's still all the same far-right stuff they post. They also hang around with the same far-right followers like Bronze Age Pervert or Emil Kirkegaard so the claims about changing views are not genuine. They just try and re-package their eugenics or racism under a new name on their substack to try and pick up more followers. Even Richard Spencer came out last year and said he is no longer a white nationalist. It appears none of the far-right influencers want to use that term anymore. Johns (talk) 12:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Well, you've convinced me. KarmaPolice (talk) 11:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- His recent talk at Vitalia only 2 months ago cites Emil Kirkegaard and Bo Winegard two of his heroes. He's never moved on. He is currently heavily associated with Aporia Magazine and was recently interviewed by a white nationalist Alex Kaschuta [2] in which he claims to have converted to the "big gae" which is obviously a trolling attempt. Despite now claiming to be pro LGBT he still identifies as an eugenicist and is still a proponent of racialism which he lectures on. He's lost a lot of support on Twitter because people have worked out he is unstable and changes his contradictory views every 5 minutes. He's a self confessed glue sniffer so it's hard to take most of what he says seriously. He is still very much involved with the alt-right community despite his claims to the contrary. I have not looked into his ban here but it should be noted this guy has been blocked hundreds of times on Wikipedia. If there was socking here I doubt he was innocent but we seem to be talking about events from years ago. His agenda is probably to try and get back on his article to white-wash any criticisms of his far-right views. Johns (talk) 11:27, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
He asked how things were progressing today and I posted a link to ATIM and this is his answer. I don't know what a Globohomo is and Johns is Oliver D. Smith, apparently. He has the pride and trans flag on his Discord profile and uses "it/it" as pronouns, if anyone cares. Oh and this guy showed up, saying that he also got banned for no reason and asked Anatoly to testify that it isn't one of his socks (wtf??). Arcadium Trancefer (talk) 16:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- His claims are all false, and the fact he claims to have joined "globalhomo" shows us all that he is a troll. Firstly, the Oliver Smith conspiracy theory originated on Abd Lomax's blog. Karlin and Kirkegaard both copied it from there without checking the facts. Lomax is now deceased.
- Karlin has been banned many times on Wikipedia, just an example of one SPI [8]. He has had many more socks than that that have been blocked. He often uses Wikipedia to promote the carnivore diet and harass vegans and vegetarians. I see he has a "good hand" Wikipedia account that has not been blocked that he wants to keep. He says he doesn't support any particular diet, this is false. He supports the carnivore diet/keto diet/paleo diet for the last 10 years, telling people to eat more red meat [9]. He even has an entire webpage dedicated to the keto diet on his home website [10]. Here he is positively reviewing a paleo diet book for the neo-nazi UNZ Review [11] and he lists 9 paleo diet books on his website [12], all of these were written by quacks. As for Pintvonmilch this looks like just another sock, definitely not a new user [13]. The usual claims of impersonations and trolling have started appearing. We have had similar issues of this nonsensical drama in the past related to Kirkegaard or Lomax. The best thing to do would be to ignore Karlin and not play his game. Johns (talk) 17:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Karlin is trolling badly or off his rocker for saying he supports 'Globohomo' (globalization + homogenization): it's an alt-right slur (Alt-right glossary#Globohomo) that also insinuates antisemitism ('globalism') and the homosexual agenda ('homo'). I've unblocked User:Pintvonmilch for now. Sock of whom? Bongolian (talk) 17:34, 21 April 2024 (UTC) I see the alleged sock "Pint_vonmilch", but it's external to RW, I guess, so I don't see the problem. Bongolian (talk) 17:40, 21 April 2024 (UTC) The more informative link for Karlin's bans on WP is this one.[14] Bongolian (talk) 17:44, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Karlin says he was banned from discord [15] but he no longer lives in Russia so he probably just created a new account. He has tonnes of socks. I do not know what to make of Pint_vonmilch. The users edits on Aporia were to remove mention of the magazine being far-right and removing Karlin from the lead, that is very specific editing. I suspected the account to be Karlin or someone associated with him. Nobody has really edited the article since I created it. It's odd a bunch of brand new accounts would turn up to remove Karlin from the article within 12 hours of Karlin messaging RationalWiki on discord. How could that not be suspicious? I think we are being trolled. It's also been suggested the other socks might be Mikemikev. It's impossible to know either way. It just looks like similar drama and impersonations we have had before on this website, I have never seen anything good come out of it. I would be very surprised if Pint_vonmilch turns out to be a legit editor but as they have been unblocked, I guess time will tell. Johns (talk) 18:06, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Karlin is trolling badly or off his rocker for saying he supports 'Globohomo' (globalization + homogenization): it's an alt-right slur (Alt-right glossary#Globohomo) that also insinuates antisemitism ('globalism') and the homosexual agenda ('homo'). I've unblocked User:Pintvonmilch for now. Sock of whom? Bongolian (talk) 17:34, 21 April 2024 (UTC) I see the alleged sock "Pint_vonmilch", but it's external to RW, I guess, so I don't see the problem. Bongolian (talk) 17:40, 21 April 2024 (UTC) The more informative link for Karlin's bans on WP is this one.[14] Bongolian (talk) 17:44, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
Close as moot since he socked? CDotSkelly (talk) 19:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)